City of Powell River Considers Loan for Garbage Trucks

A decision on purchasing two automated-lift, solid-waste garbage trucks will be the first step in a direction to streamline curb side pickup programs, said City of Powell River manager of operational services Shawn Cator.

Cator presented to the city’s finance committee on Thursday, August 25, on the issue of the trucks. An earlier staff report identified the city’s federal gas tax as a source of funding for the trucks with a combined cost of $720,000.

“Council was apprehensive to use the gas tax, so they brought it to finance committee to determine if there were any other funding sources potential for this project and they did do that,” said Cator.